What color is #6A8B6A?

#6A8B6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A8B6A?

The RGB value is 106, 139, 106: 106 red, 139 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A8B6A?

The complementary color is #8B6A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A8B6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A8B6A color

#6A8B6A rgb(106, 139, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #6A8B6A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 54.5% green and 41.6% blue (106, 139, 106).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#6A8B6A color codes

HEX	`#6A8B6A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 139, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 54.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.63, -18.48, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.63, 23.16, 142.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.777, 22.569, 17.053)`
Decimal	`6982506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A8B6A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6A8B6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A8B6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6A8B6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a8b6a; }
.text { color: #6a8b6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a8b6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 139 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a8b6a, #6a8b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #6A8B6A?: #6A8B6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A8B6A?: The RGB value is 106, 139, 106: 106 red, 139 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A8B6A?: The complementary color is #8B6A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A8B6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.